At the bow's northern end lies Kaus Borealis, at the southern Kaus Australis, and in the middle and marking the eastern end of the arrow Kaus Media, the names an odd mixture of languages, Kaus coming from an Arabic word meaning "bow, ...
Delta, Epsilon and Lambda Sagittarii are respectively called Kaus Media, Kaus Australis and Kaus Borealis.
Kaus Borealis Lambda Sagittarii
Kaus Media Delta Sagittarii
Keid Omicron-2 Eridani
Kitalpha Alpha Equulei
Kleeia Delta-3 Tauri
Kochab Beta Ursae Minoris
Kornephoros Beta Herculis
Kraz Beta Corvi
Ksora Delta Cassiopeiae
Kullat Nunu Eta Piscium ...
It is located in the eastern part (18:49:49.36-23:50:10.44, ICRS 2000.0) of Constellation Sagittarius, the Archer -- northeast of Kaus Borealis (Lambda Sagittarii). However, Ross 154 is too faint to be seen by the naked eye.
The bow is outlined by three stars: Lambda Sgr: "Kaus Borealis" = the northern (part of the) bow
Delta Sgr: "Kaus Meridionalis" = the middle (part of the) bow
Epsilon Sgr: "Kaus Australis" = the southern (part of the) bow ...
KAUS AUSTRALIS (Epsilon Sgr)
Ascella (Zeta Sgr)
Kaus Borealis (Lambda Sgr)
Ain al Rami (Nu 1 Sgr)
Albaldah (Pi Sgr)
NUNKI (Sigma Sgr)
Terebellum (Omega Sgr)
Terebellum (59 Sgr)
Terebellum (60 Sgr)
Terebellum (62 Sgr) ...
[7300] delta, [7299] epsilon and [7301] lambda Sagittarii mark the archer's bow. Their names - Kaus Media, Kaus Australis and Kaus Borealis - mean "middle bow," "southern bow" and "northern bow" respectively.
Ain al Rami (ν1 Sgr), Albaldah(π Sgr), Alfecca Meridiana (α CrA), Al Nasl (γ Sgr), Arkab Prior (β1 Sgr), Arkab Posterior (β2 Sgr), Ascella (ζ Sgr), Kaus Australis (ε Sgr), Kaus Borealis (λ Sgr), ...
The stars δ Sgr (Kaus Media), ε Sgr (Kaus Australis), ζ Sgr (Ascella), and φ Sgr form the body of the pot; Î" Sgr (Kaus Borealis) is the point of the lid; γ2 (Alnasl) is the tip of the spout; and σ Sgr (Nunki) and Ï" Sgr the handle. [1] [2] ...
 See also: Constellation, Star, Sagitta, Sagittarius, Milky Way
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